BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.5//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1220@d71toastmasters.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250222T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250222T120000 DTSTAMP:20250211T173813Z URL:https://d71toastmasters.org/events/divisions-d-and-m-club-officer-trai ning/ SUMMARY:Divisions D and M Club Officer Training DESCRIPTION:Divisions D and M Club Officer Training\n\nSaturday 22nd Februa ry 2025\, 09:00 – 12:00 Dublin time | Hosted on Zoom\n\n \;\nPlease register in advance for this meeting at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/re gister/QKyjRLGWQDqn21ZGFZnMVA\nOnce you have registered\, you will receive a confirmatory email.\nThis training will give you the opportunity to lea d in your club with greater understanding and ability.\n\nThe highlight of the morning will be a presentation from Lilian Shaftacola\, Region 10 Adv isor. We are privileged to have Lilian join us\, and she will conduct a wo rkshop on cultivating leaders and succession planning\, entitled “Succes sion Planning — How to effectively prepare the ground for success.”. A s the end of the programme year approaches and putting our successors in p lace looms large in our thinking\, this is highly topical.\nOther segments of the programme will include:\nEureka! — Group discussion on the Toast master’s journey\nModerated by Paul O’Mahony\, Co-Presenter of Irish T alkers\nQuality club meetings — Enhancing learning through creative meet ing agendas\nNeil D’souza\, VPE\, Dublin South Toastmasters\nA journey o f a thousand miles starts with a single step — A guest’s journey to To astmasters\nKevin O’Reilly Division F Director and District Lead Managem ent Chair.\nSpotlight on the Solihull conference\nConference Team\nYour pa rticipation in this COT session will allow you to learn from others’ exp erience\, contribute from your own experience\, and of course play your pa rt in recognition of your club’s excellence through the Distinguished Cl ub Programme.\n\n \;\n\nCome to think of it\, why don't you come along just for the experience\, even if your club doesn't need the credit! We l ook forward to meeting you on Saturday 22nd.\n\n \;\n\nFor further inf ormation contact:\n\nPaul McCarthy\, Division D Director\, on paul.mccarth y1967@gmail.com and 087 279 6359\n\nor\n\nTim Leech\, Division M Director\ , on leechtj@gmail.com and 087 621 8434\nAGENDA\nIntroduction\nEureka! — Group discussion on the Toastmaster’s journey\nPaul O’Mahony\, Co-Pre senter of Irish Talkers\nQuality club meetings — Enhancing learning thro ugh creative meeting agendas\nNeil D’souza\, VPE\, Dublin South Toastmas ters\nNetworking and comfort break\nSpotlight on Solihull conference\nConf erence Team\nA journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step — A guest’s journey to Toastmasters\nKevin O’Reilly Division F Director a nd District Lead Management Chair\nSuccession Planning — How to effectiv ely prepare the ground for success\nLilian Shaftacola DTM\, Region 10 Advi sor\nConclusion\n\n\nBIOGRAPHIES\n1 Presenters\nLilian Shaftacola\nRegion 10 Advisor\n\nLilian is a motivated professional who has achieved success through strategic leadership. She is a collaborative team member who thriv es on supporting her teams to realise their full potential\, at both a col lective and an individual level.\nLilian first joined Toastmasters in 2000 out of a desire for self-development and she has remained an enthusiastic member for so many years because of her sincere belief in the organizatio n and the core values it stands for. All this time she has never missed an opportunity to promote the advantages of being part of this special organ ization and to find ways to best support her fellow members. This is why s he has served in a large number of club and district roles in the past\, i ncluding the position of District Director in the programme year 2021-2022 . She is currently serving as the Region 10 Advisor\, using her experience to guide the leaders of our eight districts as they navigate their way th rough the program year. Her objective is to encourage them to develop inno vative strategies that will ensure that their districts achieve high membe r retention and club growth while maintaining high quality clubs.\nLilian has been working in the field of Credit Risk Management for over 20 years\ , having obtained degrees in Mechanical Engineering\, Industrial Engineeri ng and Quantitative Finance in the U.S.\nPaul O’Mahony\nCo-Presenter of Irish Talkers\n\nPaul O’Mahony\, (OMANI)\, joined toastmasters in 2015. After 30 years in UK\, he now lives in Cork. This year he is Vice Presiden t Education of Blarney Toastmasters Club and President of One Country One World advanced online club.\nPaul co-presents the Irish Talkers weekly pod cast. He’s also a poet\, dog-walker\, gin-taster and golfer.\nKevin O’ Reilly\nDivision F Director and District Lead Management Chair\n\nKevin O ’Reilly is a visionary entrepreneur\, coach\, and leader dedicated to in spiring individuals and businesses to grow beyond their limits.\nAs the fo under of Thrive Now Group\, he has built a dynamic community focused on th e study of successful behaviours to inspire action. Through world-class tr aining\, coaching\, and networking opportunities\, Kevin empowers ambitiou s professionals to unlock their full potential and achieve lasting success .\nNeil D’Souza\nVPE\, Dublin South Toastmasters\n\nNeil D'souza has bee n with Toastmasters for about 7 years —- first with Tara Toastmasters an d now with Dublin South Toastmasters where he is the VP Education.\nNeil w orks as a restaurant manager and is passionate about everything Toastmaste rs.\n2 Hosts\nPaul McCarthy\nDivision D Director\n\nPaul McCarthy has been a member of Waterford Toastmasters DLS Communicators club since 2015. Hav ing joined mainly in pursuit of personal development in both public speaki ng and leadership\, Paul has remained an enthusiastic member also due to t he great club spirit\, camaraderie and supportive environment that DLS clu b provides.Having served at club\, area and division level\, Paul is curre ntly Division D Director.Outside of Toastmasters\, on a professional level \, Paul works in Software Product Development\, working mainly with startu p companies in product development and innovation\, helping startups turn ideas into products.On a personal level Paul has particular interest in wa lking\, hiking and swimming as well as a keen interest in most sports.\nTi m Leech\nDivision M Director\n\nTim Leech\, a Toastmaster since 2018\, is a Dubliner now living in Wicklow\, and a member of Greystones and Wordsmit hs Online clubs.\nHe has served at club\, area and division levels\, and o n district committee. He is currently Division M Director.\nWhen not enjoy ing Toastmasters activities\, he might be found taking photographs\, garde ning\, or just catching up on domestic work!\n  CATEGORIES:Club Officer Training (District-sponsored) LOCATION:https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/QKyjRLGWQDqn21ZGFZnMVA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Dublin X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR